PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Billy Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elias Virtanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Virtanen has chosen Haittavaikutus - Matkalla as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Douglas
vs
Virtanen

165 cm
30
167 lbs
17 - 6 - 0

174 cm
25
162 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Billy Douglas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Elias Virtanen!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Douglas tries to score with a low kick but Virtanen moves his leg out of the way.
Virtanen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Douglas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Douglas throws a body kick that misses.
Virtanen feints and then cracks Douglas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Douglas down.
Douglas checks a leg kick nicely.
Virtanen scores with a sloppy right hand. Douglas should have avoided that one.
Douglas throws a head kick but Virtanen moves out of range.
Virtanen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Douglas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Virtanen can pounce on him.
Virtanen tries to close the distance and clinch but Douglas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Virtanen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Virtanen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Douglas throws a wild body kick that Virtanen sees coming a mile off.
Douglas tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Virtanen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Douglas's knee momentarily.
Douglas tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Douglas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Douglas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Virtanen misses with a looping right.
Virtanen is looking to score with low kicks.
Some wild striking there from Virtanen.
Douglas avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Virtanen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Douglas.
Virtanen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Virtanen throws a head kick that Douglas semi-blocks.
Virtanen throws a jab but it's blocked by Douglas.
Virtanen moves out of range of the body kick.
A head kick misses from Virtanen.
Elias Virtanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Douglas takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Virtanen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Douglas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Douglas takes a swing at Virtanen's ribcage but misses.
Virtanen with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Douglas throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Douglas throws a leg kick that misses.
Virtanen checks a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Douglas misses the target.
Douglas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Virtanen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Virtanen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Virtanen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Douglas throws a push kick but Virtanen slaps the foot to one side.
Virtanen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Douglas. That did some damage!

Virtanen darts in and clinches Douglas up against the cage.
Douglas has a couple of punches blocked by Virtanen.
Virtanen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Virtanen crunches a lovely knee into Douglas's ribcage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen missing with knees to the body.
Douglas avoiding damage as Virtanen throws knees to the body.
Virtanen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Virtanen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Douglas is breathing heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Douglas.
Douglas tries a body shot but Virtanen blocks it.
A short right from Douglas.
Douglas misses with a body punch.
Virtanen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Virtanen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Douglas managing to block the knees to the body from Virtanen.
Virtanen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Virtanen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Douglas throws a punch but it's blocked by Virtanen.
Virtanen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Virtanen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen looking to throw knees to the head but Douglas is blocking nicely.
Douglas throws a head punch that misses.
Douglas misses with a body punch.
Douglas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Virtanen lands a hook that snaps the head of Douglas backwards.
Douglas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Virtanen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Douglas is keeping busy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Virtanen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Douglas.
Virtanen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Douglas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Douglas.
Virtanen misses with a punch on the inside.
Douglas blocks an elbow strike from Virtanen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elias Virtanen dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Virtanen.
Virtanen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Virtanen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Virtanen throws a series of punches but Douglas avoids them all with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Douglas. Virtanen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab from Virtanen.
A solid leg kick lands there for Douglas.
Virtanen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Douglas throws a sloppy head kick and Virtanen moves out of range easily.
Douglas tries to land a front kick but Virtanen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Douglas thows a body shot but no joy.
Douglas tries a low kick but Virtanen avoids it.
Douglas has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Virtanen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Douglas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good work by Virtanen as he checks the leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Virtanen - that will leave a mark!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas blocks a leg kick.
Douglas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Virtanen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Virtanen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Douglas.
Virtanen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Virtanen looks for the body kick but Douglas saw that one coming.
Virtanen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Douglas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Douglas misses with a leg kick
and Virtanen finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Douglas misses with a hook.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Virtanen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Douglas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Douglas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Good leg kick by Virtanen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Douglas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Douglas takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Virtanen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Douglas's head backwards.
Virtanen connects with a jab.
Douglas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Virtanen.
Virtanen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Douglas.
Virtanen blocks a head kick by Douglas.
Douglas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Douglas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Virtanen.
Virtanen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Virtanen scores with a nice body kick.
Virtanen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Virtanen catches Douglas with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A head kick misses from Virtanen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Virtanen to score with a decent uppercut.
Virtanen tries to clinch up.
Virtanen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Virtanen cracks Douglas with a good jab.
Virtanen scores with a jab to the head.
Douglas takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Douglas thows a body shot but no joy.
Virtanen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Virtanen scores with a jab.
Virtanen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Douglas. That did some damage!
Left hook, right uppercut from Virtanen.
Virtanen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Virtanen thuds a left hand into Douglas's body.
Virtanen scoring well with a low kick there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Douglas counters with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Virtanen tries a head kick but it misses.
Douglas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Virtanen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Douglas misses the jab.
Douglas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Virtanen.
Virtanen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Douglas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Virtanen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Virtanen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Virtanen throws a leg kick
and Douglas counters with a nice body kick.
Douglas swats away the attempt to clinch by Virtanen.
Some bone on bone action there as Douglas checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elias Virtanen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Virtanen feints and then cracks Douglas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Douglas down.
Virtanen lands a front kick.
Virtanen wants to clinch up but Douglas keeps it at a distance.
Douglas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Virtanen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Virtanen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Virtanen.
Douglas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Virtanen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Virtanen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Douglas will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Virtanen slips under a jab from Douglas.
Douglas throws a head kick that misses
and Virtanen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Douglas's knee momentarily.
A head kick misses from Douglas.
Virtanen misses with a kick to the body.
Douglas is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Virtanen's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Virtanen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Virtanen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Virtanen connects with a solid leg kick.
Douglas pushes Virtanen away with a front kick.
Virtanen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Virtanen connects with a leg kick. Douglas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Douglas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Douglas tries to land a front kick but Virtanen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Virtanen scores with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Virtanen.
Virtanen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Douglas tries a head kick but it misses.
Virtanen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Virtanen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Virtanen scores with a spinning back kick!
Virtanen doesn't manage to clinch there - Douglas circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Douglas is out of range and Virtanen settles back down.
Douglas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Douglas looks to land a right hand but Virtanen moved out of range.
Douglas avoids the head kick by Virtanen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Virtanen.
Virtanen connects with a nice looking jab.
Douglas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Virtanen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Virtanen clinches up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Virtanen fails to land.
Virtanen throws a head punch that misses.
Virtanen pushes off an throws an elbow but Douglas leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Douglas misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Virtanen.
Douglas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Virtanen is looking to control Douglas's arms but Douglas gets an underhook and turns him. Now Virtanen has his back to the cage.
Elias Virtanen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Douglas.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Virtanen.
Virtanen misses with a knee to the head.
Douglas tries to throw a body punch but Virtanen avoids it by throwing Douglas back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Virtanen.
Virtanen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Douglas misses with a hook to the ribs.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Virtanen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Douglas blocks it with crossed arms.
Douglas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Douglas swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen wants to stall.
Douglas managing to block the knees to the body from Virtanen.
Virtanen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Virtanen misses with a knee to the head.
Douglas misses with some punches.
Elias Virtanen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Douglas.
Virtanen scores with a knee to the head.
Douglas misses with the head strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Virtanen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Douglas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Come on Virtanen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Billy Douglas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Douglas has a couple of punches blocked by Virtanen.

And that's the end of the fight!
Elias Virtanen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Virtanen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elias Virtanen!